Workmen's advocate., 1887-05-21
ASKING QUESTIONS
WESTERN KNIGHTS WANT TO
 KNOW THE REASONS.
Inductiye ReprOaches Heaped Upon q High Oflicial-A Long Score To Be Settled -~ Answer. ing in Secresy.
 More Coming.

lHe DeHttF LUOdF EHqHHtF dshs some leading questions of Mir. Pow derly, which, in view of the position held by him ought to be answered promptly and honestly. There are fifty of these questions, and the fol- lowing are a few of them:
 For what reason were you inactive in the great telegraphers' strike and why did it not receceiye your hearty support?
 For what reason were you cold and strike and why was it that when armed assassins shot down your brother Knights in cold blood on the St. Louis bridge that you did not use the whole resources of the order to see, at least. that their murdsrers were punished, insteac of ig- noring the whole matter? Why was it that you turned your batteries against Martin Irons instead of Jay Gould?
 Why was it that you ordered "oT' the strike of the Chicago pork packers against Armour, when then were two | from the general assembly in session and charged with full authority, which two members had the strike ioon when your order camet
 Why was it that you subsequently de- bounced the boycott placed by the Chi cago districts upon Armour's goods? Why is it that while saying you are ,.,l t,. hNn,nft any boycott of D. A. 49 for instance the N. Y. Sml and the Fifth Avenue K, R.), or any boycott upon Tabor papers that have dared criticise you!
 Why is that while saying you are op- posed to strikes you encouraged the re- cent sympathetic" and silly strike of D. A. 49 among the freight handlers?
 Why, sir, did you not publicly de- nounce the explosions of dynamite which occurred in that strike on the steamers of the "Od Dominion" line?
 Did you not salute with uplifted hat the red flags carried in the great process sion of the Central Labor Union of New York, September, a few years ago when you stood with Swinton, Blissert and George as it's committee of review
 Why are you silent when your Broth, CTS are shot and clubbed to death in the streets; and why do you join loudly in the howl for workingmen's blood that rises from the capitalist classes around the Cook County bastilef
 Do you approve of the church persecu- ton of Dr. McGlynn? If rot why has not your voice been raised in protest!
 Were you not member of the Social ist Labor Party, and did you not hold a red card of membership therein?
 Is it not fact that contrary to the constitu ion of the K. of l.. which you have sworn to execute, that you or your friends schemed to have you paid $5. .0O0 per year, or Sl4 q day, to have your term extended to two years and to au- thorize the expenditure of $j0,00O for palatial headquarters? Was not all this done illegally and without being sub mitted to vote of the ordert
 Under what section of the K. of l.. constitution can the Cigarmakers be ex- 1 pelled from the Order for refusing to leave their Uniont
 
 labor papers who criticize the palace at Philadelphia be expelled from the Order as urged by you about forty days ago!
 Why did you assist in killing the great eight-hour movement of the American Federation of Trades Unions, last May ?
 Is it not true that Litchman General Secretary converted some thousands of dollars of K. of l.. funds into press and | type for the Statesman for which he has never accounted!
 Is it not true that contrary to the con stitution of the K. of L., requiring all amendments to be submitted to the locals that the Executive Board at the Rich mond session was made its own auditor of accounts and that there is absolutely no check upon dishonesty:
 At a public meeting Mir. Powder ly promised to answer the questions at secret meeting of members of the Order. The editor of the En- guirer was present, and requested the privilege of publishing the answers, but was prohibited "under the obi. gation" from so doing. The next day capitalistic sheet in Denver published statement that was plainly the result of collision with some of Powderly's sympathizers, as l it grossly misrepresented the posi-